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Riot Fest always has incredible lineups, big names, and beautiful backdrops thanks to the stunning Chicago skyline that towers above it.
It also typically has surprises that somehow never were realized at any of the spring or summer fests.
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The Hollywood Palladium opened on Halloween night, 1940, with two giants in music: Tommy Dorsey with vocalist Frank Sinatra.
Since then the list of huge artists have never stopped performing at the legendary concert hall on Sunset Blvd. near Vine.
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In the wake of a partial nuclear meltdown of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in early 1979, a group of musicians said enough was enough in regard to nuclear power plants in the USA.
Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, and John Hall helped form the activist group The Musicians United for Safe Energy collective (MUSE) to draw attention via a series of high profile concerts to the dangers of the proliferation of nuclear reactors and reconsider alternative forms of energy.
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Squeeze and Boy George covered the T-Rex classic "Get It On" Tuesday night in Central Park's SummerStage in New York City.
It was the first time for Squeeze to cover the tune known in the US as "Bang A Gong (Get It On). George has performed the Marc Bolan hit 135 times in Culture Club and 27 occasions by himself.
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There's a few people who march to their own drummer.
One of those people is Ms. Lauryn Hill. Another is Mr. Dave Chappelle.
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Not only was Hank Williams Sr. one of the best songwriters in music history, but he could write a tune that could break your heart.
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome, I could cry
Of all the anniversary tours countless bands have embarked on, Weezer's Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour just may be the best.
Celebrating the 30th trip around the sun of their debut LP, the Blue Album, the quartet has mindfully created an excellent setlist, invited amazing opening acts, and created a video presentation that keeps you riveted.
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Bruce Springsteen is the prodigal son of New Jersey, despite a parade of also-rans. He may be The Boss everywhere else, but in Jersey he's the King.
So when he returns to the Garden State, the rock legend who turns 75 next week, almost always has a special treat up his sleeve.
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It ain't easy livin.
The rock n' roll "punch" heard and seen 'round the world landed Friday the 13th in Boston when Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell, visibly upset, punched guitarist Dave Navarro in the middle of their 11th song.
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The bad boys of the Sunset Strip are returning to give their fans a treat while promoting their forthcoming EP in the best way possible: with rock.
Mötley Crüe have announced they will play three legendary Sunset Strip clubs in October to draw attention to their new three-song EP Cancelled featuring a cover of the Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your Right (To Party)."
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Don Edward Fagenson, aka Don Was, is a Detroit native, a creative musician, a Grammy-award winning producer, and now a label head.
He might not be as well known to the Joe Sixpack as Rick Rubin, Benny Blanco, or DJ Khalid, but unlike those successful men, he can play.
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Lenny Kravitz added a new sound to his 1998 hit "Human" while performing at last night's MTV Video Music Awards.
The 60-year-old superstar mixed a helping of Quavo to the song and re-arranged it a bit.
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